Comments on: Drug War Sentencing Disparity Bill Consideration Postponed: Still Time to Call Your Senator About S. 1789

By: Tarsha Butler

Tarsha Butler — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 03:48:27 +0000

This bill has been postpone for far too long. This disparity has gone on long enough. We beg each and everyone of you to PLEASE pass this bill so it will become law.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 01:41:38 +0000

Dianne Feinstein is not a cosponsor of the legislation (check here). If you live in CA, give her a call.

By: prince smith

prince smith — Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:00:41 +0000

I think diane f. is a co-sponsor on this bill,if she isn’t i believe all the dems will vote with thier party and i don’t see why sessions and hatch wouldn’t, since they’ve introduced similar bills in the past. It may not be 1:1 r they may even lower powder some ,but they will fix the disparity in a way that anyone is charge with this crime ,that such small amounts(5g/50g)will not trigger man. min. sentences.Since congress didn’t stop the usscc from from lowering the ratio to 20:1(25G/250)in 2007 and making it retro in 2008 ,than it wouldn’t even be human for congress not to at least make it what they’ve already agree on by not doing anything to stop it in 2007.That alone would take those facing the 10 yrs to 5yrs and if u have a prior that ’20yrs to 10yrs and that a lot of time to b taken off the table if you r your loveone is facing the the time.Sessions said he looks forward to working with durbin and the other side of the aisle as long as it doesn’t hinder what we’ve already accomplished and that he won’t support anything that is a 50to 100% dropoff so to speak and we all know he’s there to represent repubs.

By: rnegram

rnegram — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 12:18:41 +0000

There has been alot of nothing about this bill. They can continue to postpone it because it doesn’t directly affect their lives unless you are one of the many who uses the drug and have not been caught. It has been proven that money talks while those using with money walk. We have left this issue up to a few people who don’t really care about the whole world just the one they live in. This is how congress do business. Look at some of the other bills that are getting top priority that affects those in the congress.People who murder or steal from clients have a better chance of seeing sun light before the little people who sell drugs because of their living situation. Is this fairness?, no but it doesn’t affect the users just the one being caught selling. The federal prison system have more conviction on drugs with longer sentencing then any other crime. Free those and reduce their lives sentencing to time served. You do it all the time when you release those off of death roll. If the crime wasn’t violent, how then do they receive so much time. Congress knows better but hate to admit fault. Pride is something else when you are wrong.